Question

After julia discovers that her spouse is cheating on her, she confronts him and after days of arguments, he moves out. by the end of the week, all she can do is cry herself to sleep. which stage of the general adaptation syndrome applies to this situation?

Answer 1

The answer is the Exhaustion stage. Exhaustion is the last and third stage of General adaptation syndrome.  General adaptation syndrome describes the 3 stages that your body go through when you encounter a stressor or a stressing situation in your life. in this stage, Julia is already experiencing burnout and fatigue, depression and a general feeling of hopelessness by crying herself to sleep.